Academic Staff Attitude towards Open Access Outlets in Disseminating Research Findings in Selected Universities in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMutwiri, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorKaria, Mathew
dc.contributor.authorMurungi, Catherine Gakii
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-18T08:02:09Z
dc.date.available2019-04-18T08:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to establish the attitude of academic staff towards Open Access (OA) outlets. A descriptive research design was chosen for the study to describe the attitude of academics with regard to the outlets. The study was carried out in selected chartered private and public universities in Kenya.A total of 15,000 academic staff formed the study population from which a sample of 381 was drawn using stratified random sampling technique to select respondents from various universities. A questionnaire was designed for academic staff containing both open and closed ended questions. The study established a negative attitude of academic staff towards OA outlets. They were of the view that works published in conventional print journals were more recognized than those published in OA outlets and that OA outlets quality was lower than that of renowned print journals. Academics were also skeptical over the rigorous of review mechanisms for OA outlets. Therefore, their conservative preference for traditional outlets over newer publishing avenues was evident from their responses. The study recommend campaigns to enlighten the academic staff to recognize legitimacy and quality standard of OA outlets.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2227-7471
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/19439
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Researchersen_US
dc.subjectOpen accessen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional repositoriesen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectDisseminationen_US
dc.titleAcademic Staff Attitude towards Open Access Outlets in Disseminating Research Findings in Selected Universities in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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